car: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 5 letter points · starts with C · ends with R
Meaning of car
noun
A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry and a bus.
Example: in a car
- Canada, US
Any vehicle designed to run on rails, especially an unpowered one towed by being connected to others. An unpowered unit in a railroad train, used to hold either passengers or cargo.
Example: The conductor coupled the cars to the locomotive.
Any vehicle designed to run on rails, especially an unpowered one towed by being connected to others. A similar vehicle used in special contexts, such as mines, quarries, and mills.
Any vehicle designed to run on rails, especially an unpowered one towed by being connected to others. an individual vehicle, powered or unpowered, in a multiple unit.
Example: The 11:10 to London was operated by a 4-car diesel multiple unit.
Listed forms: cars, carr.
Source: Wiktionary — car.
noun
The first part of a cons in Lisp. The first element of a list.
Listed forms: cars.
Source: Wiktionary — car.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for car.
noun
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
noun
a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
- railcar
- railway car
- railroad car
noun
the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant
noun
where passengers ride up and down
- elevator car
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is car in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of car
C(3) + A(1) + R(1) = 5 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of car
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from car
1 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in car. Showing up to 24, longest first.